VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act
Latest action · Nov 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs of medically-necessary emergency transportation services for newborn babies of certain women veterans.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2017 to Nov 14, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Nov 15, 2017 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 20, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 28, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 17, 2018 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Nov 14, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
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